Publications by authors named "Oluwatosin Adeyemi"
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- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a significant global health issue linked to cirrhosis and liver cancer, with blood transfusions being a primary transmission route; occult HBV infection occurs in individuals who test negative for common markers.* -
- A cross-sectional study conducted in Lagos involved 1,400 blood donors and utilized two screening methods (RTK and ELISA) to evaluate HBV prevalence and genotyping; results indicated HBsAg sero-prevalence rates of 19.9% (RTK) and 22.4% (ELISA), with a 5.2% rate of occult HBV.* -
- The findings suggest high HBV prevalence in blood donors, emphasizing
Background: Youth ages 15 to 24, who comprise a large portion of sub-Saharan Africa, face a higher burden of unmet contraceptive need than adults. Despite increased international and national commitments to improving young people's access to contraception, significant barriers impede their access to a full range of methods. To further explore these barriers among youth in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, we conducted a qualitative study to capture the challenges that affect contraceptive method decisionmaking and complicate youth access to the full method mix.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Coronavirus disease once thought to be a respiratory infection is now recognised as a multi-system disease affecting the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological, immune, and hematopoietic systems. An emerging body of evidence suggests the persistence of COVID-19 symptoms of varying patterns among some survivors. This study aimed to describe persistent symptoms in COVID-19 survivors and investigate possible risk factors for these persistent symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Substance abuse is causing increasing threats to the stability of young minds, from teenage to the older youths and is an issue of public health concern in Nigeria. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State.
Methodology: A comparative cross-sectional survey was carried out among students in tertiary institutions in Ekiti state with participants selected from Year 1 to Year 4.
Parent Perspectives on Addressing Emotional Health for Children and Young Adults With Juvenile Myositis.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
January 2021
Objective: To assess parent perspectives regarding the emotional health impact of juvenile myositis (JM) on patients and families, and to assess preferences for emotional health screening and interventions.
Methods: Parents of children and young adults with JM were purposively sampled for participation in focus groups at the Cure JM Foundation National Family Conference in 2018. Groups were stratified by patient age group (6-12, 13-17, and 18-21 years), and conversations were audiorecorded, transcribed verbatim, and co-coded via content analysis, with subanalysis by age group.
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- - The study explores the prevalence of drug abuse among junior and senior secondary school students (ages 10-15) in two local areas of Lagos State, Nigeria, focusing on self-reported drug use via a modified WHO survey.
- - A total of 1,048 students participated, revealing that alcohol had the highest lifetime prevalence rate (29.1%), followed by pharmaceutical opioids (9%), with variations in drug use based on gender, educational level, and school type.
- - Significant differences in tobacco, opioid, and cocaine use were noted between students in public vs. private schools and between high- and low-income areas, highlighting the socio-economic factors that influence drug use patterns.